Ridges On Fingernails After Rai?

I had had RAI twice (150) and both times noticed that afterwards I had a very noticeable horizontal ridge on each of my fingernails (and toenails) that had to grow completely out.  I'm wondering if it's due to trauma on the body?  Has anyone else experienced this?  Makes me wonder if my hair changed as well. Also, it seems like I have to clear my throat a lot and I have a cough.  My WBS was supposedly OK (my thyroglob was not OK).  What could this mean?  Thank you!  Tara

I had my RAI with 150 MCI on May 7th. Now i have the same symptoms. Also i am getting white tongue. By evening my mouth started to give bad smell and i need to bursh and clean my tounge.

Thanks,

I also had 150mci on 5/30.  On 5/31 I woke up with what felt and sounded like  croupy cough.  Somehow, the lemon drops seemed to help.  I woke up coughing for each of the next 3 days, but each day it had lessened.  Because I seemed to have no other symptoms (no nasal or head congestion!), I assumed it was RAI related.  Also developed the white tongue along with loss of taste on 6/7.  All of a sudden my tongue felt too big for my mouth.  I could no longer taste the lemon drops, but the lemon drop HURT to be in my mouth.  try to be gentle with your tongue.  If you are "cleaning" it with the toothbrush, don't be too rough.  An ibuprofen did wonders for my pain and it seems to be subsiding, but it is still white along the sides.  I am also trying to drink more water and that seems to help a bit, too.  Each day is a new adventure!

 

good luck to all   :) 

 

 

I wonder if the white tongue is from a yeast infection (thrush) on the tongue?  I had it happen after surgery due to the incredibly strong antibiotics I was given by IV.   The high ridge on my nails and the lasting cough surprised me.  The cough concerns me because ThyCa can go to the lungs.